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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • yeanueeudora@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: eudorayeanue@live.com
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:20:39 -0500
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY

Greetings from your friend (eudorayeanue@live.com) and
BradyNet (http://www.bradynet.com/)

Your friend forwarded the following article from our web site. Reponses
to this letter will be directed to that address.

You can see this article online at http://www.bradynet.com/group.html

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COMMENTS:
Dearest Friend,
I got your profile from the Web directory, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. I am Miss Eudora Yeanue,19 years old Medical student , daughter of Late Mambo Munhumutapa Yeanue who was killed alongside with my beloved mother and our family house burnt down by the rebels during the crisis in my country, Zimbabwe when my father objected that the foreigners farmers that are being sent packing and some killed is unfair, and the president accused my father of sedition and incitement, I made my escape only by God's special grace and with the help of catholic missionaries since I was in the boarding school when this incident took place.


I am actually in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me to relocate to western world for a better life I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe you will not try to cheat me but rather take me as your own people. Though you may wonder why I can easily trust you without seeing you, well I will say that my instincts still tells that you could be truthful to me having heard how reliable you have been as a member of the Florida Trail Riders.


Briefly, I will like to disclose much to you if you will help me to relocate to your country with the substance that I inherited from my parents, a substantial sum of $11.500.000 Million which I will like to invest the money in your country into any lucrative business venture which you are to advise and execute seeing that I have no business experience for now. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and investment of the fund. As you will help me in an investment, and will like to complete my studies, as I am currently in my 1st year in the university.


It is my intention to compensate you with 5% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my investment capital. This is the reason why I decided to contact you.Please all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive response.


Please do keep this only to your self please I beg you not to disclose it till I come over once the fund has been transferred, I will send you my picture in my next mail.With due respect, I am pleading that you help me, I am giving all this detailed information with every transparency believing that you will have a clear picture of the basis of help I need from you.I hope to hear from you soon.


Thank you and best wishes,


Yours lovely,


Miss Eudora Yeanue
All response should be through THIS EMAIL :yeanueeudora@gmail.com




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